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The factors taken into account by Forestry Commission Scotland in considering this land swap were the key strategic targets for the National Forest Estate including those for timber production, new woodland creation, public access and conservation/biodiversity.
Investment decisions relating to developing and building new generation, and the extension or closure of existing generating plant are commercial decisions for generators in Scotland.
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will put in place a transparent framework for monitoring the volume and structure of new supply output of affordable housing, as suggested in A Housing Report for Scotland.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
30 April 2013
As part of their Patient Transport Service Improvement Programme - which includes investment in new technology, training and staff development - the Scottish Ambulance Service expect that staff numbers are likely to reduce by around 60 and the Patient Transport Service fleet will reduce by around 33 vehicles.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
23 April 2013
The Scottish Government is providing further support through the Glasgow Housing Association new build reprovisioning programme, in which all of the homes will be for social rent in Glasgow.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
15 April 2013
The Scottish Government put in place new domestic legislation, the Welfare of Animals at time of killing (Scotland) Regulation 2012, to implement and enforce 1099/2009 from 1 January 2013, when the EU legislation came into effect.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
20 March 2013
There are already protected areas with a landscape focus (National Scenic Areas and National Parks) which cover almost 20% of Scotland’s land area and Scottish Planning Policy (SPP) recognises that the most sensitive landscapes may have little or no capacity to accept new development. SPP also states that areas of wild land character in some of Scotland’s r...
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
18 March 2013
Scotland’s Schools for the Future Programme, of which these 19 schools are a part, will see the delivery of 67 new or refurbished schools across all parts of Scotland by March 2018.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
23 January 2013
In April 2011 Steel Engineering announced it would create 120 jobs when it opens a new plant and builds a "mini-port" in Renfrew to transfer large structures on to ships in the Clyde.